Hatfields & McCoys: Tour the Places It Happened

The History Channel’sHatfields & McCoys 6-hour miniseries sparked renewed interest in America’s most famous feud, with nearly 14 million viewers tuning in over each of the 3 nights. Now a Hatfields and McCoys reality TV show involving descendants on both sides of this famous conflict is rumored to be in the works.

Between now and then, see where all the fightin’ actually happened. Take a trip to the Tug River Valley between West Virginia and Kentucky. In the post-Civil War years, the Hatfields lived on one side (West Virginia), and the McCoys on the other (Kentucky).

Great! For those interested in finding the Hatfield McCoy Feud sites direct descendants have created an App for the iPhone, iPad and Android devices. It provides historical articles and photographs about the feud and shows locations of the events using GPS. Check them out on Google Play and iTunes and on Facebook.